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GtoPdb Ligand ID: 8720

Synonyms: CD14152 | CIM 331 | CIM331 | Mitchga® | Nemluvio®
Approved drug Immunopharmacology Ligand
nemolizumab is an approved drug (Japan (2022), FDA (2024))
Compound class: Antibody
Comment: Nemolizumab is an investigational monoclonal targeting the α subunit of the IL-31 receptor. Nemolizumab has been designed for treating or preventing inflammatory diseases [3].
Annotated peptide sequences for this antibody are available from its IMGT/mAb-DB record.
BLAST peptide analysis of patented peptide sequences reveals that the heavy and light variable domains of nemolizumab are identical to SEQ ID NO: 210 and SEQ ID NO: 220 respectively, in patent US8575317 B2 [4]. This combination of peptides corresponds to one of the preferred antibodies, designated as H44L17 therein.
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References
1. Kabashima K, Furue M, Hanifin JM, Pulka G, Wollenberg A, Galus R, Etoh T, Mihara R, Nakano M, Ruzicka T. (2018)
Nemolizumab in patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis: Randomized, phase II, long-term extension study.
J Allergy Clin Immunol, 142 (4): 1121-1130.e7. [PMID:29753033]
2. Kabashima K, Matsumura T, Komazaki H, Kawashima M, Nemolizumab-JP01 Study Group. (2020)
Trial of Nemolizumab and Topical Agents for Atopic Dermatitis with Pruritus.
N Engl J Med, 383 (2): 141-150. [PMID:32640132]
3. Kasutani K, Fujii E, Ohyama S, Adachi H, Hasegawa M, Kitamura H, Yamashita N. (2014)
Anti-IL-31 receptor antibody is shown to be a potential therapeutic option for treating itch and dermatitis in mice.
Br J Pharmacol, 171 (22): 5049-58. [PMID:24946165]
4. Kuramochi T, Kasutani K, Ohyama S, Tsunoda H, Igawa T, Tachibana T, Shiraiwa H, Esaki K. (2013)
Anti-NR10 antibody and use thereof.
Patent number: US8575317 B2. Assignee: Chugai Seiyaku Kabushiki Kaisha. Priority date: 05/12/2007. Publication date: 05/11/2013.
5. Nemoto O, Furue M, Nakagawa H, Shiramoto M, Hanada R, Matsuki S, Imayama S, Kato M, Hasebe I, Taira K et al.. (2016)
The first trial of CIM331, a humanized antihuman interleukin-31 receptor A antibody, in healthy volunteers and patients with atopic dermatitis to evaluate safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of a single dose in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.
Br J Dermatol, 174 (2): 296-304. [PMID:26409172]